Where does “hypotheses” come from?
Hypotheses comes from Middle French hypothese, from Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις, derived from ὑποτίθημι meaning to put under, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.
hypotheses (English): plural of hypothesis
Definitions
- plural of hypothesis
Ancestry of “hypotheses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypothesis | Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining... |
| 2 | Middle French | hypothese | hypothesis |
| 3 | Latin | hypothesis | hypothesis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπόθεσις | proposal, proposed action; policy, intention;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑποτίθημι | I set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπο- | under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |